Tuesday,
October 17, 2006
Seven Italians Candidates
for 2006 European Soccer Player of Year "Ballon
d'Or"
The ANNOTICO Report
Don't get your hopes up, the Award is chosen by France Football magazine!!! :( :(
The bias and prejudice is rather obvious in
that
Ronaldinho believes the competition is between himself, Thierry
Henry, Deco and Samuel Eto'o.
SEVEN ITALIANS AMONG CANDIDATES OF 2006 EUROPEAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
People's Daily Online
October 17, 2006
Seven members of Italian World Cup-winning team are among 50 players in the running for the 2006 European Footballer of the Year award - the Ballon d'Or, local media reported on Monday.
They are goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon,
defenders
The prestigious prize, awarded each year by the France Football magazine, is set to revive the rivalry between the Azzurri and France, who they beat in July's World Cup final.
Somewhat controversially, the French
contingent features Zinedine Zidane,
who was sent off in the World Cup final for headbutting
The list also includes France and Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira and AC Milan's Brazil star Kaka, the two non-Italian contenders who play in Serie A.
The last Italian to be crowned European Footballer of the Year was Roberto Baggio, who claimed the prize in 1993.
200610/17/eng20061017_312568.html
SoccerWay
Daniel
Grech
October 17, 2006
"This year's competition will be fierce and my rivals are Thierry Henry,
Deco and Samuel Eto'o," said the
He added, "I won the Liga and the Champions
League, Henry played in the World Cup Final, Deco is an excellent midfielder
and Eto'o is a great scorer. We all have great
chances of winning the title."
However the Brazilian failed to mention any of the Italian World Cup winning
squad as contenders for this year's award, despite seven players being
nominated.
Gianluca Zambrotta, Gennaro Gattuso,
Gianluigi Buffon,
http://www.soccerway.com/news/2006/
October/17/no-italians-on-ronaldinho-list/
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